Titel: Her Husband's Crossing: A Man Remembering His Past and His Love for One Woman
Verlag: Iuniverse
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 1450299423
ISBN-13: 9781450299428
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: New

�ber diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

The only person seventy-seven-year-old Robert Landon recognizes is his daughter, Heather. Robert doesn't know his grandchildren, Carrie and Brian. But most importantly, Robert, suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer's, doesn't know his wife, Jessica. Heather is determined to rectify this situation. She knows her parents' forty-two-year relationship is a love story for the ages. Heather and Jessica concoct a plan to help jar Robert's memory, to remind him that his one true love is waiting for him. The doctor, however, warns that the plan could backfire, and Robert could become upset hearing the details of his past. From his birth in 1900 to attending college at New York University to becoming a US Senator, Heather recaps the details of Robert's life for him. She reminds him of his desire to be successful in the era prior to the Great Depression and how these events found him caught in a whirlwind of trouble: trouble with the law, trouble with trying to find a means of supporting himself, as well as trouble with an entangled weave of numerous women who were in awe of him. But will he ever be able to remember the woman from his past who calls him her husband?

Auszug. � Genehmigter Nachdruck. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

Her Husband's Crossing

A Man Remembering His Past and His Love for One WomanBy Steven W. Moore

iUniverse, Inc.

Copyright � 2011 Steven W. Moore
All right reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-4502-9942-8

Chapter 1 "Family Plan"..................................1Chapter 2 "The Encounter"................................32Chapter 3 "College Strife"...............................57Chapter 4 "Reunited".....................................76Chapter 5 "A Break And Bust".............................94Chapter 6 "Arrested".....................................113Chapter 7 "Hands Of Fate"................................135Chapter 8 "Connections"..................................154Chapter 9 "Followed".....................................178Chapter 10 "Useless Roses"...............................196Chapter 11 "Conflicted"..................................210Chapter 12 "Violent Warning".............................232Chapter 13 "Agent Surprise"..............................262Chapter 14 "Central Park Speech".........................285Chapter 15 "So Much In Common"...........................308Chapter 16 "Bon Voyage"..................................334Chapter 17 "Beach Drama".................................352Chapter 18 "Under The Lights"............................376Chapter 19 "Female Emotions".............................395Chapter 20 "The Goal"....................................411Chapter 21 "Vindication".................................430Chapter 22 "Break Up To Beach House".....................457

Chapter One

"Family Plan"

"I grabbed my sweater from the dresser, my final article of clothing that I possessed from the house. It hit me right then as I stared at my open suitcase, that my packing was done, and I realized that I was leaving the man of my dreams behind. I folded the top flap of my suitcase over and zipped it together, ceasing to now longer see the things that he had bought for me over my long years spent together with him, things that brought me such comfort and joy, joy that had now wasted away. The silence was deafening that day in a room that I once called my own, the room that I shared so many years with my husband. I stared out of the window into the clear, sunny sky, thinking back over all the years that I had spent with him. A tear fell from my eye as I walked over to his side of the bed and kissed his pillow one last time before leaving. I could still smell the all too familiar scent of him as my nose pressed against his pillow. I felt so alone as the silence worsened in the room. I was so used to having him hold me when things got rough like they were at this point, but there was no him there to console my wounded heart. After taking a deep breath, I gathered up my suitcase and proceeded to walk out of the room, a room that had stored so many fond memories of the two of us. I stopped at the threshold between the room and the hallway and turned around for one last long look. I wiped the tears from my face and spoke out softly. 'I will be back, if it's the last thing I do, I will be back,' I whispered to myself. I then turned and walked out into the hallway. I came to the living room, where there, sitting in his favorite chair, was the love of my life. I noticed that he was in deep thought as his head was turned in the opposite direction from me. I wondered what he was thinking. I wondered if I ever crossed his mind anymore. I didn't want to disturb him and I didn't want him to know that I was leaving. With tears now flowing freely down my face, I slowly and quietly walked to the foyer of the house. I took one last long look at him, gazing at every feature on his face. I was stunned at what I was about to do. The emotions of leaving him started to overwhelm me, almost overtaking me as I stood there. I felt as if I was going to pass out as the weight of the suitcase began to feel like it was going to tip me over. I realized that I must get out of there. After several minutes of staring at him, I turned around, took a deep breath, and then proceeded out the front door. As I was walking down the sidewalk toward my car, I was thinking to myself, 'I'm not letting go of him.' And I wasn't going to let go of him, I was letting go of the last few years of us, but I wasn't about to give up on him, not a chance."

A few weeks later, "I don't know if this is going to work," Heather whispered to herself as she found herself driving through a torrential, nighttime downpour in South Meadow, a suburb just on the outskirts of Arlington, Virginia. It was a cool late April evening in 1977, as Heather, with her shoulder length black hair pulled back into a pony tail, was driving her 1976 Chevrolet Impala with her daughter, eleven year old Carrie Ann riding alongside her in the front seat, and her five year old son Brian riding in the back. She was turning off of Park Street onto Lane Avenue, just miles from her father's house. She took her eyes off of the road momentarily as she stared at the wipers sloshing the water from one side of the windshield to the other, thinking about the plan she and her mother were about to carry out. It's a delicate plan, but one Heather realizes needs to be done under the circumstances. She's at the brink of losing her father, maybe for good this time, as she focused her attention back on the road. She looked back at her son in the rearview mirror and noticed the long look he had on his face. He's too young to truly realize his grandfather's condition, but he's old enough to know that something is terribly wrong with him, and she can tell it had saddened his spirits as they get closer to the house. Sometimes she wonders if it is such a good idea to bring him with her when she sees her father, but in her father's worsened state, she feels it's important for Brian to know him a little, rather than none at all.

"Are we going to have to introduce ourselves to him once again, Mom?" Carrie Ann asked. "You know the drill, Carrie Ann," Heather responded. "But it hurts when he looks at me with that blank stare, and it creeps me out too. I mean, I can remember when he once used to call me pooh bear, and give me big hugs and ask me how my life was going. Now, it's just that blank stare. It's not fair, Mom." "I know, Sweetheart, but we have to be tough for him. You have to remember, Carrie Ann, that this could be the last time you ever see him. Each time you visit him it could be the last time." Carrie Ann faced her head downward, toward the floorboard. "I know, that only makes it even more depressing," she said. "What's depressing mean?" Brian asked from the backseat. "It means feeling sad, Brian," Heather said. "Because of grandpa, right?" Brian asked. "Yes, Dear, because of grandpa," Heather responded. She began to wonder if she was doing her children more harm than good by bringing them with her. He was their grandfather however, and time was of the essence. It may be their final opportunity to see him. But did she want their memories of him to be what they were going to witness on this night? Either way, she felt they needed to see their grandfather, regardless of what condition he was in.

"I just don't see how grandma does it," Carrie Ann remarked. "She's crazy about him, Carrie Ann," Heather said, "more so than when they first met. She's tough. She has told me numerous times how she will stay with him to the end. She has said over and over again 'I will go to my grave with him.'" "They've been together so long, I just couldn't imagine them no longer being together," Carrie Ann said. That caused tears to begin welling up in Heather's eyes. Heather tried to choke...

��ber diesen Titel� kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Anbieterinformationen

Hello! Ria Christie Collections is an online venture that was initially set up in 2012 to sell books. We do not have a physical high street store. We are professional online booksellers. We only sell brand new books in perfect condition that we source from various suppliers and the publishers. Primarily, our aim is to provide an excellent service to all our customers. We always work as a team to achieve this. Our other objectives are to: 1. Ensure that all our products reach their destination quickly in a safe and secure manner 2. Answer to all our customer queries within 24 hours 3. Ensure that our customers are happy with their purchases 4. Provide all the items at a competitive price 5. Always listen to our customers Ria Christie Collections is not a registered company. It is a Sole Trader venture. Other key information is shown below: Contact Person Name: Rakesh Luchmun (Mr) Storefront Name: Ria Christie Collections Place of Establishment Address: Suite B; ARUN House; ARUN Building Arundel Road Uxbridge UB8 2RR United Kingdom E-Mail Address: riachristie@hotmail.co.uk VAT Number: GB 160 5650 25 We always work hard and aim to comply with all of Abebooks Policies. If you have any issues, please do not hesitate to write to us whether before or after a purchase. We promise to reply to you promptly and, in any case, within 24 hours. Thank you kindly! Yours sincerely Mr Rakesh Luchmun (Founder) and the Ria Christie Collections Team

Zur Homepage des Verk�ufers

Unternehmensdaten des Verk�ufers

Ryefield Investments Limited
175 Pield Heath Road, Uxbridge, UB8 3NL, United Kingdom

Gesch�ftsbedingungen und Versandinformationen

Verkaufsbedingungen

All Returns and Refund are as per Abebooks policies.

Widerrufsrecht

Wenn Sie Verbraucher sind, k�nnen Sie gem�� den folgenden Bestimmungen vom Vertrag zur�cktreten. Verbraucher ist jede nat�rliche Person, die zu Zwecken handelt, die nicht ihrer kaufm�nnischen, gewerblichen, k�nstlerischen oder beruflichen T�tigkeit zugerechnet werden k�nnen.

Informationen zum Widerrufsrecht

Gesetzliches Widerrufsrecht

Sie haben das Recht, den Vertrag innerhalb von 14 Tagen ohne Angabe von Gr�nden zu widerrufen.

Die Widerrufsfrist betr�gt 14 Tage ab dem Tag, an dem Sie oder ein von Ihnen benannter Dritter, der nicht der Transporteur ist, die letzte Ware oder den letzten Posten oder das letzte Exemplar in Besitz genommen hat.

Um das Widerrufsrecht auszu�ben, f�llen Sie auf unserer Website unter „Meine Eink�ufe" in „Mein Nutzerkonto" eine eindeutige Erkl�rung elektronisch aus und senden Sie sie ab. Wir werden Ihnen unverz�glich eine Best�tigung �ber den Eingang eines solchen Widerrufs auf einem dauerhaften Datentr�ger (z. B. per E-Mail) �bermitteln.

Um die Widerrufsfrist einzuhalten, reicht es aus, dass Sie Ihre Mitteilung �ber die Aus�bung des Widerrufsrechts vor Ablauf der Widerrufsfrist absenden.

Auswirkungen des Widerrufs

Wenn Sie diesen Vertrag widerrufen, erstatten wir Ihnen alle Zahlungen, die wir von Ihnen erhalten haben, einschlie�lich der Lieferkosten (mit Ausnahme der zus�tzlichen Kosten, die entstehen, wenn Sie eine andere Art der Lieferung als die von uns angebotene g�nstigste Standardlieferung gew�hlt haben).

Wir k�nnen einen Abzug von der R�ckerstattung f�r den Wertverlust der gelieferten Waren vornehmen, wenn der Verlust auf eine unn�tige Behandlung durch Sie zur�ckzuf�hren ist.

Wir werden die R�ckerstattung unverz�glich und nicht sp�ter als 14 Tage nach dem Tag vornehmen, an dem wir �ber Ihre Entscheidung, diesen Vertrag zu widerrufen, informiert wurden.

F�r die R�ckerstattung verwenden wir dasselbe Zahlungsmittel, das Sie f�r die urspr�ngliche Transaktion verwendet haben, es sei denn, Sie haben ausdr�cklich etwas anderes vereinbart; in keinem Fall werden Ihnen aufgrund einer solchen R�ckerstattung Geb�hren berechnet.

Wir k�nnen die R�ckzahlung verweigern, bis wir die Waren wieder zur�ckerhalten haben oder Sie den Nachweis erbracht haben, dass Sie die Waren zur�ckgesandt haben, je nachdem, was eher eintritt.

Sie m�ssen die Waren unverz�glich und in jedem Fall sp�testens 14 Tage ab dem Tag, an dem Sie uns �ber den Widerruf dieses Vertrags unterrichten, an Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom, zur�cksenden oder �bergeben. Die Frist ist eingehalten, wenn Sie die Ware vor Ablauf der Frist von 14 Tagen zur�cksenden. Sie m�ssen die direkten Kosten der R�cksendung der Waren tragen. Sie haften nur f�r einen etwaigen Wertverlust der Waren, der auf eine Behandlung zur�ckzuf�hren ist, die nicht zur Pr�fung der Art, Eigenschaften und Funktionsweise der Waren erforderlich ist.

Ausnahmen vom Widerrufsrecht

Das Widerrufsrecht gilt nicht f�r:

Die Lieferung von Zeitungen, Zeitschriften oder Magazinen mit Ausnahme von Abonnementvertr�gen; und
Die Lieferung digitaler Inhalte, die nicht auf einem physischen Medium (z. B. auf einer CD oder DVD) geliefert werden, wenn Sie bei Ihrer Bestellung akzeptiert haben, dass wir mit der Lieferung beginnen k�nnen und dass Sie nach Beginn der Lieferung den Vertrag nicht mehr widerrufen k�nnen.

Versandbedingungen

Orders usually ship within 2 business days. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. Thank you!

Versandkosten von Vereinigtes K�nigreich nach USA

Versandkosten von Vereinigtes K�nigreich nach USA
Bestellmenge	6 bis 12�Werktage	6 bis 12�Werktage
Erster Artikel	EUR 13.89	EUR 13.89

Die Versandzeiten werden von den Verk�uferinnen und Verk�ufern festgelegt. Sie variieren je nach Versanddienstleister und Standort. Sendungen, die den Zoll passieren, k�nnen Verz�gerungen unterliegen. Eventuell anfallende Abgaben oder Geb�hren sind von der K�uferin bzw. dem K�ufer zu tragen. Die Verk�uferin bzw. der Verk�ufer kann Sie bez�glich zus�tzlicher Versandkosten kontaktieren, um einen m�glichen Anstieg der Versandkosten f�r Ihre Artikel auszugleichen.